Alanson B. Houghton - Ambassador of the New Era

Informationen zum Autor By Jeffrey J. Matthews Klappentext Alanson B. Houghton-American industrialist, politician, and diplomat-was the world's most influential diplomat during the "New Era" of the 1920s. Houghton, who served as ambassador to both Germany (1922-1925) and Great Britain (1925-1929), offers a unique window into the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. This fascinating new text by Jeffrey J. Matthews provides a clear and concise account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of U.S. foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Zusammenfassung Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist! politician! and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Dawn of a New EraChapter 2: Scholar, Industrialist, Public Servant, 1863-1922Chapter 3: Confronting Conservative Internationalism, 1922-1923Chapter 4: Belated Intervention, 1923-1924Chapter 5: America's Honest Broker, 1925-1926Chapter 6: America's Ambiguous Internationalism, 1926-1927Chapter 7: Final Opportunities, 1928-1929Chapter 8: Epilogue/ConclusionBibliographical Essay

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey J Matthews, Jeffrey J. Matthews, Matthews Jeffrey J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.08.2004
• EAN: 9780842050517
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-5051-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy; Biographies in American Foreig; Biographies in American Foreign Policy; Biographies in American Foreig
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, United States of America, USA, Biography: historical, political and military